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The 2006 CQ WW DX Contest |
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Phone: October 28–29
Starts 0000 GMT Saturday, Ends 2400 GMT Sunday
I. OBJECTIVE: For amateurs around the
world to contact other amateurs in as
many zones and countries as possible.
II. BANDS: All bands, 1.8 through 28
MHz, except for WARC bands.
III. TYPE OF COMPETITION (choose only
one):
For all categories: All entrants must
operate within the limits of their chosen
category when performing any activity
that could impact their submitted score.
All high power categories must not exceed
1500 watts total output power on any
band. Transmitters and receivers must be
located within a 500 meter diameter circle
or within the property limits of the station
licensee’s address, whichever is
greater. All antennas used by the entrant
must be physically connected by wires to
the transmitters and receivers used by the
entrant. Only the entrant’s callsign can be
used to aid the entrant’s score. A different
callsign must be used for each CQ
WW entry.
A. Single Operator Categories: Single
band or all band; only one signal allowed
at any one time; the operator may change
bands at any time.
1. Single Operator High: Those stations
at which one person performs all of the
operating, logging, and spotting functions.
The use of DX alerting assistance of any
kind places the station in the Single
Operator Assisted category.
2. Single Operator Low: Same as III A
1 except that the output power shall not
exceed 100 watts (see rule XI.11).
3. QRPp: Same as III A 1, except that
the power output must not exceed 5 watts
(see rule XI.11).
B. Single Operator with DX Spotting
Net: Same as III A 1 except the passive
(self- spotting not allowed) use of DX spotting
nets is allowed.
C. Multi-Operator (all band operation
only):
1. Single Transmitter (MS): Only one
transmitter and one band permitted during
any 10-minute period, defined as starting
with the first logged QSO on a band.
Exception: One—and only one—other band may be used during any 10-minute
period if—and only if—the station worked
is a new multiplier. Logs found in violation
of the 10-minute rule will automatically be
reclassified as multi-multi.
2. Two Transmitter (M2): A maximum
of two transmitted signals at any time on
different bands. Both transmitters may
work any and all stations. A station may
only be worked once per band regardless
of which transmitter is used. Each of
the two transmitters used must keep a
separate chronological log for the entire
contest period, or if electronic logging is
used, the electronic log submittal (Cabrillo)
must indicate which transmitter
made each QSO. Each transmitter may
make a maximum of 8 band changes in
any clock hour (00 through 59 minutes).
3. Multi-Transmitter (MM): No limit to
transmitters, but only one signal and running
station allowed per band.
D. Team Contesting: A team consists
of any five radio amateurs operating in the
single operator category. A person may be
on only one team per mode. Competing on
a team will not prevent any team member
from submitting his/her personal score for
a radio club. A team score will be the sum
of all the team member scores. SSB and
CW teams are totally separate. That is, a
member of an SSB team may be on a totally
different CW team. A list of a team’s
members must be received at CQ
Headquarters by the time the contest
begins. Mail or fax the list to CQ, Att: Team
Contest, 25 Newbridge Road, Hicksville,
NY 11801 U.S.A.; fax 516-681-2926.
Awards will be given to the top teams on
each mode.
IV. NUMBER EXCHANGE: Phone: RS
report plus zone (i.e., 5705). CW: RST
report plus zone (i.e., 57905).
V. MULTIPLIER: Two types of multiplier
will be used.
1. A multiplier of one (1) for each different
zone contacted on each band.
2. A multiplier of one (1) for each different
country contacted on each band.
Stations are permitted to contact their
own country and zone for multiplier credit.The CQ Zone Map, DXCC country list,
WAE country list, and WAC boundaries are
standards. Maritime mobile stations count
only for a zone multiplier.
VI. POINTS:
1. Contacts between stations on different
continents are worth three (3) points.
2. Contacts between stations on the
same continent but different countries,
one (1) point. Exception: For North
American stations only, contacts between
stations within the North American boundaries
count two (2) points.
3. Contacts between stations in the
same country are permitted for zone or
country multiplier credit but have zero (0)
point value.
VII. SCORING: All stations: the final score
is the result of the total QSO points multiplied
by the sum of your zone and country
multipliers.
Example: 1000 QSO points × 100 multiplier
(30 Zones + 70 Countries) =
100,000 (final score).
VIII. AWARDS: First-place certificates
will be awarded in each category listed
under Sec.III in every participating country
and in each call area of the United
States, Canada, European Russia, Spain,
and Japan.
All scores will be published. To be eligible
for an award, a Single Operator station
must show a minimum of 12 hours of operation.
Multi-operator stations must operate
a minimum of 24 hours. A single-band log
is eligible for a single-band award only. If
a log contains more than one band it will
be judged as an all-band entry, unless
specified otherwise.
In countries or sections where the
returns justify, 2nd and 3rd place awards
will be made.
All certificates/plaques will be issued to
the licensee of the station used.
IX. TROPHIES AND PLAQUES:
Plaques and trophies are awarded for
top performance in a number of categories.
They are sponsored by individuals
and organizations. For a current list of
plaques and sponsors, or to learn how to
become a sponsor, see the CQ website:
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cqwwhome.html. A station winning a
World trophy will not be considered for a
sub-area award; the trophy will be awarded
to the runner-up in that area.
X. CLUB COMPETITION:
1. The club must be a local group and
not a national organization.
2. Participation is limited to members
operating within a local geographic area
defined as within a 275 km radius from center
of club area (except for DXpeditions
specially organized for operation in the
contest; club contributions of DXpedition
scores are percentaged to the number of
club members on the DXpedition).
3. To be listed, a minimum of 3 logs
must be received from a club, and an officer
of the club must submit a list of participating
members and their scores, both
on phone and CW.
XI. LOG INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All times must be in GMT.
2. All sent and received exchanges are
to be logged.
3. Indicate zone and country multiplier
only the FIRST TIME it is worked on each
band.
4. Logs must be checked for duplicate
contacts, correct QSO points, and multipliers.
5. We want your electronic log. The
Committee requires an electronic log for
any possible high-scoring log. By submitting
a potential high-scoring log to the CQ
WW Contest, the entrant agrees to have
the log open to the public.
E-MAIL Required Content:
Please
submit your log in the Cabrillo file format
created by all major logging programs. Be
sure to put the STATION CALLSIGN and
the MODE in the “Subject:” line of each
message. Your software may automatically
encode your log as an attachment. Your e-mail log will automatically be
acknowledged by the server. You will also
receive a personal access code from the
server. Submit your CQ WW SSB log to
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DISKS:
Please send your IBM, MSDOS
compatible computer disk. A disk
containing your Cabrillo file may be submitted
in lieu of a paper log. Label your
disk clearly with YOUR CALL, files included,
the mode (SSB or CW), and your category.
Name your disk file correctly (for
example, HS?AC.log).
6. For paper logs, use a separate sheet
for each band.
7. Each paper log entry must be accompanied
by a summary sheet showing all
scoring information, category of competition,
and contestant’s name and address
in BLOCK LETTERS. Electronic submission
implies a signed declaration that all
contest rules and regulations for amateur
radio in the country of operation have
been observed.
8. Sample log and summary sheets and
zone maps are available from CQ. A large,
self-addressed envelope with sufficient
postage or IRCs must accompany your
request. If official forms are not available,
make up your own, 80 contacts to the
page on 81/2" × 11" paper.
9. All paper log entrants are required to
submit cross-check sheets (an alphabetical
list of calls worked) for each band on
which 200 or more QSOs were made.
10. Bad QSO penalty: three (3) additional
contacts removed.
11. QRPp and Low Power stations
must indicate their category on their summary
sheets and state the actual maximum
power output used, with a signed
declaration.
XII. DISQUALIFICATION:
Violation of
amateur radio regulations in the country
of the contestant, or the rules of the contest;
unsportsmanlike conduct; taking
credit for excessive unverifiable QSOs or
unverifiable multipliers will be deemed
sufficient cause for disqualification. Incorrectly
logged calls will be counted as
unverifiable contacts.
An entrant whose log is deemed by the
Contest Committee to contain a large
number of discrepancies may be disqualified
from eligibility for an award, both as
a participant operator or station, for one
year. If an operator is disqualified a second
time within five years, he/she will be
ineligible for any CQ contest awards for
three years.
The use by an entrant of any non-amateur
means such as telephones, telegrams,
internet, or the use of packet to
SOLICIT contacts during the contest is
unsportsmanlike and the entry is subject
to disqualification. Action and decisions of
the CQ WW Contest Committee are official
and final.
XIII. DEADLINE:
1. All entries must be postmarked NO
LATER than December 1, 2006 for the
SSB section and January 15, 2007 for the
CW section. Indicate SSB or CW on the
envelope, disk, or e-mail.
2. An extension of up to one month may
be given if requested by letter or other
means. The granted extension must be
confirmed by letter sent to the attention of
the Contest Director, must state a legitimate
reason, and the request must be
received before the log mailing deadline.
Logs postmarked after the extension
deadline may be listed in the results but
will be declared ineligible for an award.
Both Phone and CW mailed logs should
be sent to CQ Magazine, 25 Newbridge
Road, Hicksville, NY 11801. Please mark
SSB or CW on the envelope.
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